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Monday, July 27, 2015

I
love gardening. Every morning without fail I would be in my Little Garden in
front of my patio. To fill the Bird/Squirrel Feeder with foods and feed the
fish in the small pond. Then I would weed the pots and at time change the water
in the fountain. Clean the whole garden and then water all the plants. It a
ritual that I love to do and am enjoying it. At time I would spend hours there
and sometime got lost of times as well. It is so refreshing to see all
the greens in a lush condition and the flower blooming well. It does made my
day.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

On March 31st 2015 I went for a surgery to remove
gallbladder-stone at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital. I am now
recuperating at home. The first week had to do with non-solid food and then on
the second week start taking solid food but without any fat. At the same
time I had no appetite to eat thus I became weak. As of today I have not
got back my full energy but gaining strength by days. I believe because of my
age it would take a longer time to regain all my energy and continue to live a
normal life. Well folks like if like that. Take care.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

I love gardening. It has been a
passion of mine since I was a kid. So when I retired I decided to turn the
front of my patio into a little garden of my own. It just a small one but it
has everything that a garden should have. So as to create an ecosystem that
would attract the little animals and insect to the garden I had grown some
trees including a bamboo bush which turns a part of the garden into a little
jungle.To attract birds and small animals like squirrel and civet cat I hang a
tray of food so that it would come from time to time to eat. The first thing in
the morning I would put an assorted of foods like banana, apples and bread in
the tray. Now I could watch the birds and the squirrels come and go to enjoy
its meals. At time civet cat would come too. Now it is normal to see these
birds and small animals come and go throughout the days to enjoy the food there
oblivious of us watching it.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Belimbing Buluh is a tropical fruits. It tree grows easily
in any soil condition thus folks would just grow this tree in near their
houses. Since the fruits could not be easily obtained in the marketplace it at
time became difficult to get it when one want to use it in traditional cooking
or for the making the Belacan paste with this fruits. It is a very sour fruits
and the tree bears fruits all throughout the years especially during the hot
season. So when the tree bears fruits the whole three would be full of these
little green fruits. Because it is very sour and acidic it is not eaten right
like one does with other fruits. So folks would use it in Sambal Belacan
[Shrimp paste sauce] or in the cooking of tradition curry especially as a sauce
for the famous Nasi Dagang. In the state of Pahang folks there would turn the
fruits into a Sambal Hitam [Black sauce] which could be kept for a long time
and use as an appetiser. About is an image of one way of using this sour fruits
to add flavour to a traditional dish. It is call Tumis Belimbing Buluh. It goes
real well with steamy white rice and I loved it.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Above is a group photo of the
students of Abdullah School in Kuantan, Pahang;the English School that I went to study in
1948 from Primary to Secondary school except for the last six month in form
V. In the mid of 1957 the Form V students were move to a new Secondary
school call Abu Bakar School. This new school is at Alor Akar and very far away
from my home in Tanah Putih. So it was a daily ritual of cycling to and fro
from the house to the school. In a way it was a new experience as before that
the Abdullah School is near to my house and I just walk to school. It was at
the Abu Bakar School that I sat for the Cambridge School Certificate as well
the new Malayan School Certificate examination. I start schooling in a Malay
School at Jalan Gambut when the school was open in 1946 after the war. Well
folks that is part of the history of my life.